Thursday, 11 February 2016

17 things all hair extension addicts will understand

With great hair extensions comes great responsibility.

Unless you’ve spent a small fortune on getting transformed into a hair goddess you’ll never really understand their power.

Hair extensions are one of the best inventions out there, and their power to give you an overwhelming sense of happiness should not be underestimated. Despite the (slight) pain, the cost and the maintenance they are totally worth it, and as a hair extension addict you feel a bit, well…bald without them.

1. They are MAGICAL

People harp on about the transformative power of make up, but this is nothing compared to hair extensions. They take you from looking like a balding egg to looking like Beyonce. Yes please.

2. The excitement is real

The excitement begins when you book an appointment and promptly go about saving pictures of just how big and long you want your hair to look.

On the actual day of the appointment you resemble an oversized child about to tuck into a McDonald’s for the first time.

3. But so is the pain

Unfortunately this excitement is soon washed away once you plonk yourself down in the stylist’s chair.

You’re pretty sure that you’ve experienced light whiplash after a hair extension session because that’s how much your head is swivelled around.

4. They transform you

Once your fancy ‘do is done, and you sneak a look in the mirror, every time your jaw drops because OH MA GAWD you look beyond fancy right now.

You look as fancy as the Duchess of Cambridge after she’s had her hair done for a public appearance. And that is an extremely high level of fancy.

5. Superhero powers

It’s not until you bump into your mates, or upload a selfie with your new hair extensions in that you begin to understand how Samson must have felt like.

Sure his hair was a source of physical strength, but your hair is the source of double digit likes on Instagram, which is practically the same thing.

6. Maintenance struggles

Yep, now washing your hair is an actual excuse, because it takes at least three hours for the whole washing and drying process to be done.

7. Itchy scalp

If you had a quid for every time someone looked at you like you had nits when they saw you giving your head a frequent tap to make the itching stop, you would have enough money to pay for another set of hair extensions.

8. The smell

Despite frequent washing, inevitably you do hit a point where you’ve left them in for slightly longer than advised and it all smells a bit musky. Best get the Febreeze out bbz.

9. SO expensive

Some people are addicted to spending money on shopping, others on a daily cheeky Starbucks, but for you it’s all about your hair.

The amount you’ve spent on hair extensions is probably the same as a deposit for a studio apartment in Shoreditch, but you don’t care.